Mapped by USGS from surveys and US Navy (USN) air photos, 1960–64. Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James R. Reedy, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, from November 1962 until April 1965.[1]
reedy, glacier, major, glacier, antarctica, over, long, from, wide, descending, from, polar, plateau, ross, shelf, between, michigan, plateau, wisconsin, range, marking, limits, queen, maud, mountains, west, horlick, mountains, east, location, ross, shelf, ant. The Reedy Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica over 160 km 100 mi long and from 10 to 19 km 6 to 12 mi wide descending from the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Michigan Plateau and Wisconsin Range and marking the limits of the Queen Maud Mountains on the west and the Horlick Mountains on the east Reedy GlacierReedy GlacierLocation of Reedy Glacier in Ross Ice Shelf AntarcticaLocationMarie Byrd LandCoordinates85 30 S 134 00 W 85 500 S 134 000 W 85 500 134 000Length160 km 99 mi Widthfrom 10 km 6 2 mi to 19 km 12 mi Mapped by USGS from surveys and US Navy USN air photos 1960 64 Named by US ACAN for Rear Admiral James R Reedy USN Commander U S Naval Support Force Antarctica from November 1962 until April 1965 1 See also editTransantarctic Mountains Langford Peak an isolated peak 2 nautical miles 4 km west of the lower part of Reedy Glacier List of glaciers in the AntarcticReferences edit Reedy Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2018 01 16 External links edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Reedy Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey Portals nbsp Environment nbsp Geography nbsp Earth sciences nbsp Water nbsp Weather nbsp This article about a glacier in the Ross Dependency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a glacier in Marie Byrd Land is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reedy Glacier amp oldid 1053187861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
